The NBA playoffs consist of 16 teams split evenly into two conferences, the Eastern and Western, from around the United States. These teams feature top basketball players from different states as well as international players.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said ahead of Tuesday's NBA Cup Championship between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks that the league has discussed moving future championship games to another location, perhaps even iconic collegiate arenas.

The finals are to be decided. But from reading in-between the lines, it sounds like the NBA is ready to pull the plug on the Las Vegas experiment. Which is a shame, too. Jalen Williams has grown to love the unique environment where the arena is filled with mostly neutral fans and tourists.

Jaylen Brown locks up Luka Doncic in Game 5 to seal the Bill Russell trophy as 2024 NBA Finals MVP.